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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1937
Page
7
A critical editorial argues the president’s budget fails to promise a balanced budget or lasting stability. It condemns ongoing spending, rising national debt, and limited cost cuts while urging closer industry cooperation and realism about current strikes and industrial disruption.
In Fairview New Jersey a 22 month old, Joseph Noon III, once photographed with a pipe, has stopped tobacco and now craves spinach. His mother cites Popeye as a playful influence and wonders if the Sailor Man aided the reform.
The article describes witchcraft fear and political trouble in Cuba with arrests and deportations of Jamaican workers. It cites a 8 year old white boy murdered for a voodoo ritual in Pinar del Rio, leading to multiple confessions and trials. It notes police efforts against African magic and mentions historical ties to Congo origins and events in Jamaica and the West Indies.
A Caribbean police raid in Trinidad uncovered a suspected Obesh and Nanigo witch vow with an Obeya doctor known as Brother Daniel. A cloaked woman held a bottle of vampire blood while a guitar played beside a bone altar. Books of Moses, candles, and animal sacrifices were described, including claims of black cat bones enabling invisibility. A Harlem seller reportedly charges twenty dollars for an authentic black cat bone from a voo doo specialist, with elaborate Haitian ceremony and witnesses, thunder, and lightning as part of the ritual.
By Edwin C Hill, the article links the Naniga cult with devil worship and thuggee, notes how belief in witches spreads in Europe and US cities, cites costly con jobs by con artists selling cures, and recalls Grace Sherwood as the last American witch executed in 1708.
Highlights note the Oblate Fathers seminary project costing 150000 on the Blanan road with completion promised. It also mentions San Antonio Child Protective and Welfare Society pushing for child adoption law reforms and Herman H. Ocha elected president.
A compact collage of sayings by Milton Seneca Franklin and Voltaire. It notes crime as guilt and contrasts present actions with future outcomes, emphasizing speaking well through deeds and challenging readers to consider honesty.
A scanned quiz item lists questions about U S presidents, Civil War dates, founding figures, and political parties. It includes prompts on Grant’s presidency year, Lincoln’s assassination, Fort Sumter, the Know Nothing party, John Marshall’s appointment, Naming of America’s fall, and matching names like Webster, Calhoun, Bryan, and Andrew Jackson to roles, with garbled OCR hints and a request for page answers.
ROYAL COPELAND argues medical care and periodic physician visits deter chronic disorders. Early recognition of silent threats like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease improves outcomes. Adults should heed mild symptoms as warnings and pursue timely medical attention. Copyt 1897 by Xing Fens Syad Inc.
The surete generale of France mirrors the US FBI by recruiting only university men for state ranks, emphasizing higher education in law enforcement roles. This policy underscores a selective approach to frontline investigators within France's national police structure.
A glossy portrait of New York at mid century, detailing shifts from elite districts to emerging shopping zones. It notes Bowery decline, Madison and Sutton Beekman prestige, Fifth Avenue fading Millionaire Row, and Madison Avenue becoming a hub for upscale boutiques. Mentions Richard Himmcher the magician and a vivid winter view of Coney Island as a nostalgic counterpoint.
A weekly youth feature prompts readers to consider federal support for gifted young people to explore their talents. Dorothy Van Elgort urges a one year break to discover abilities, arguing it could raise national standards and foster genuine growth while challenging hardship as a catalyst for character.
London writer Winston Norman sends a critical, humorous dispatch to Mr. Roosevelt praising U.S. leadership and critiquing European views. He mocks European ideas of American life, attributes, and enemies while reflecting on America joining or avoiding future conflicts. The letter cites Hollywood, gadgets, and the 1917 wartime pledge.
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